Arafat: 'The road map is dead'

[L@mplighterM]

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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Recent Israeli military action against Palestinian militants has killed the U.S.-backed Mideast "road map" to peace, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Tuesday.

His statement in an off-camera interview with CNN came as Israel's defense minister left open the possibility that Israel might move to expel Arafat, the Palestinian Authority president.

Arafat said there was no prospect of Palestinian militant groups such as Hamas resuming a declared cease-fire with Israel.

"The road map is dead, but only because of Israeli military aggression in recent weeks," he said. The interview took place in Ramallah in the West Bank.

Arafat said the United States has not done enough to keep the peace plan alive, suggesting that the U.S. commitment in Iraq or the next year's presidential election are preoccupying the Bush administration.

He downplayed a reported split between himself and Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, saying the reports have been exaggerated by Israel in order to create problems within the Palestinian leadership.

Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Israel made a historic mistake by not expelling Arafat two years ago, and left open the possibility Israel might take such action soon.

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/02/mideast/index.html

I think the Palestinian Leadership (or lack thereof) knows exactly what to do to establish statehood; they should actively eliminate terrorist organizations.

If they are unable to do so then should solicit immediate help from Israel and/or the US.

[Mediocrates]

It's not important what they say or do any longer. Arafat created terrorism and he will be buried under it. As of today it is less important to worry about martyring him than it is to use his assassination to disrupt the PA. Arafat needs to be killed off and Abbas rounded up. And in true arab fashion everyone in Arafat's immediate family needs to be killed off too.

What's the world going to do? Get mad?

[ibrodsky]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
It's not important what they say or do any longer. Arafat created terrorism and he will be buried under it. As of today it is less important to worry about martyring him than it is to use his assassination to disrupt the PA. Arafat needs to be killed off and Abbas rounded up. And in true arab fashion everyone in Arafat's immediate family needs to be killed off too.

What's the world going to do? Get mad?

Unfortunately, the US has asked for "clarification" regarding Defense Minister Mofaz' comments about the need to get rid of Arafat by year end. This is diplomese for objecting without making too much of it publicly.

Bottom line is Europe gave The Father of Modern Terrorism a Noble Peace Prize for his outstanding efforts in exterminating Jews. The US is afraid to offend Europe and the oil-rich Arabs. Thus, Israel is being warned not to harm Arafat--even though it's clear he has a made a fool of President Bush.

Preident Bush is above letting personal insults get to him. He is also above letting principles get in the way of re-election.